Maria Perpetua U. Liwanag

Contact Information

Education

M.Ed., Educational Administration, University of the Philippines, 1995

BS Ed., Social Studies, University of the Philippines, 1991

Areas of Expertise

Miscue Analysis

Eye Movement Miscue Analysis (EMMA)

Digital Literacies

Critical Literacy

Children’s Literature

Biography

Maria Perpetua “Perpie” Liwanag earned her doctoral degree in Language, Literacy,
and Culture from the University of Arizona in 2006. Her research interests include
miscue and eye movement miscue analysis, digital literacies, critical literacy, and
children's literature. Her current research examines how eye movement miscue analysis
(EMMA) can be utilized as a pedagogical tool for enhancing pre-service and in-service
teachers’ understanding of the reading process.

Liwanag, M., Yorio, S.* & Shepard, T.* (2013). Learning to support a first grader’s reading
development through miscue analysis: A case for personalizing reading instruction.
The International Journal of Literacies, 19 (3), 121-130. (*co-author with students)